Since 2014
About Us
Internationally recognized, highly-talented performers with a love for performing arts and teaching. Let us help you shine!
Meet Our Educators
Christine Kowalchik
Studio Director/Founder
Ballet/Jazz/Tap/Company
First Aid/CPR/AED Certified
AcrobaticArts Certified
Award-winning choreographer and founder/artistic director of Show Tyme Academy, Christine Kowalchik holds BA degrees in both Acting and Dance Choreography from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. Born in New York state, but raised primarily in Maine, Christine classically trained in Balanchine Technique, jazz, tap and modern, at Maine State Ballet. During her college career she was part of an improvisational dance company, “6Meters” and choreographed for and performed in multiple main stage productions. After college Christine enjoyed studying and choreographing on three continents, including her personal favorite: Africa, prior to setting down roots here in Missoula, Mt in 2013. Locally Christine has choreographed over a dozen MCT’s productions, some of her favorites include: Shrek! The Musical, A Christmas Story, Mamma Mia, “Elf” the Musical, and Rent, and spent over a decade as choreographer/director for MCT’s Performing Arts Camp. She has also spent time choreographing for Frenchtown High School and has spent the past three seasons working as a choreographer for BigFork Summer Playhouse. Her choreography has been recognized nationally both on screen and stage as choreographer for “My Grandpa’s Fiddle” which earned a Telley Award in 2018, and in the competitive world has earned top adjudications at New York City Dance Alliance’s Nationals and multiple DanceOne events. Christine’s students have gone on to attend prestigious summer intensives, private schools, and BFA programs, which is most proud of. When not running the studio, teaching technique classes, or choreographing for company, you will find her at home with her most favorite little human in the entire world- she and her husband’s son, Zander.
Annika Charlson
Assistant Director/Studio Manager
Jazz/Pom/Ballet/Company
First Aid/CPR/AED Certified
Annika is thrilled to be continuing her career here at Show Tyme Academy, in her 10th year teaching with us! After graduating from the University of Montana, Annika has continued to utilize her organizational skills within her position as the Studio Manager of Show Tyme. In the classroom, you can catch her teaching jazz, pom, ballet classes, and choreographing for Company of course! When not at the studio, Annika loves to read, color, travel, and play bingo! She also enjoys choreographing for and performing in shows at MCT. Some of her most recent choreography works on stage have been “Beauty and the Beast”, “Little Shop of Horrors”, “Annie”, and the past four years of their Performing Arts Camp show. Annika has also had the pleasure of working on productions for ZDK Arts, as an actor in “Sports of Nature”, a violin player in “The Last 5 Years”, and stage manager for the dance showcase during their annual dance conference, RMDC. Born and raised in the vibrant performing arts community of Missoula, Annika’s life-long passion is to continue to spread her love for the arts and performing through her students.
Ashley DeGroot
Company Choreographer/Instructor
Ballet/Pointe/Contemporary/Company
Born and raised in Missoula, Montana, Ashley began her training under the direction of Charlene Carey. At a young age she attended multiple summer intensives, those of which include the School of American Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet. She has traveled, competed, and performed all around the world including China, Italy, and Scotland. At the age of 17 she attended The Juilliard School for four years graduating in 2014 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. At Juilliard she performed works by world renowned choreographers such as Eliot Feld, Alexander Ekman, Nacho Duato, Paul Taylor, and Pina Bausch. Ashley also trained in programs such as Springboard Danse Montreal and Axis Connect. After graduating, Ashley joined the Salzburg Ballet, touring with the company across Europe. She recently moved home to Missoula and is looking forward to help mold the next generation of Missoula artists.
Ashley Miller
Company assistant/Insturctor
Hip Hop/Acro/Jazz/Pom/Tinies/Company
First Aid/CPR/AED Certified
AcrobaticArts Certified
Ashley Miller is from Spokane, Washington and has been dancing since she was 4 years old. Since then, she has trained and competed in jazz, hip hop, ballet, lyrical, contemporary, and pom/drill through studio competitions and her high school dance team, where she was the captain for three years. Ashley has both experience as an assistant teacher for 6 years, and a teacher for 3 years. She danced for the University of Montana Griz Dance Team for four years. Ashley is so excited to be continuing her career with the Show Tyme family and spend more time around dance and kids!
Haley Budge Nord
COMPANY CHOREOGRAPHER/INSTRUCTOR
Ballet/Pointe/Company
Haley began her dance training right here in Missoula at the age of nine. She has engaged in cultural performances throughout the globe. Some of these include performances related to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Shanghai World Expo 2010. During her travels in China, she performed the leading role of “White Haired Girl” (Famous during China’s cultural revolution). Haley was a part of Young Tanzsommer and performed and trained throughout Italy, Austria Germany, and Romania. After Her Travels Haley decided to continue her education in Dance, Receiving her Bachelors of Arts in Dance with an emphasis in Ballet from the University of Montana. Haley is thrilled to be returning to Show Tyme Academy for her 6th season to be teaching Ballet!
Toree Wilson
COMPANY assistant/INSTRUCTOR
Contemporary/Hip Hop/Tap/Jazz/Tinies/Company
Toree is a Montana based artist, who received her BFA in Dance at The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago. Benson has presented work throughout the midwest and western United States in places such as, Westside Theater, The Dance Center Stage, Meraki Dance Company Showcase, and Marshall County Arts and Culture Alliance. She has performed in Bare Bait Dance’s Roadshow in Missoula, MT, LINK Dance Festival in Salt Lake City, We Are Collective in Chicago, and Camping Festival in Paris, France. Benson has worked alongside competitive dance teams in the midwest and western states, where she has been awarded regional and national awards for her choreography. Toree has also helped coach national champions. Benson’s pedagogue style stems from floor work, release technique, and many others! She enjoys meeting new artists/students and being a small part in their ongoing artistic journey!
Mady Kellogg
COMPANY assistant/DanceABLE Lead/INSTRUCTOR
Maeve Fahey
instructor
Ballet
Maeve Fahey grew up in Missoula and trained in Ballet, Modern, and Jazz. She apprenticed with Bare Bait Dance during high school before moving to San Francisco to train with Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Maeve holds a BA in Dance and Anthropology from the University of Montana and an MA in Contemporary Dance Performance from the University of Limerick, Ireland. She has performed with Arts&Above, taught at local studios, and is excited for her sixth season as a company member with Bare Bait Dance and her fourth year as a Show Tyme instructor!
Olivia Farnes
company assistant/sub instructor
Ballet/Company
Bio coming soon!
Ashlyn Phillips
Instructor
Carlyn Schulzke
instructor
Tap
Rachel Oliver Young
instructor
Ballet/Contemporary
Rachel brings almost two decades of experience as a dance educator, choreographer, and professional dancer. She has performed as a full-time company member with West Virginia Dance Company for three years and as a freelance dancer with companies and artists in San Francisco, Chicago, and New York, performing in theaters, festivals, site-specific work, and multimedia projects. Rachel’s choreographic work has traveled nationally and internationally, and has been commissioned by various dance companies and colleges. Rachel holds an MFA in Dance from the University of Colorado Boulder, where she was awarded the Beverly Sears Graduate Student Award and the Graduate Part-Time Instructor Teaching Excellence Award. Rachel is an American Ballet Theatre® Certified Teacher who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum, and is Limón Teacher Trained, all of which have deepened her knowledge in dance education. Rachel is excited to be teaching ballet and contemporary at Show Tyme Academy this season.
Hallie Racicot
instructor
Ballet
First Aid/CPR/AED Certified
Hallie is thrilled to return to Show Tyme as an employee after years of dancing under their wonderful staff. She is currently a senior at the University of Montana, studying musical theatre and dance. Hallie’s dance training includes ballet, jazz, tap, and hip-hop. She has choreographed groups for cabaret shows, dance concerts, and musicals, such as Rock of Ages, and also taught hip-hop and ballet for a college dance class in Helena, MT. Hallie has spent the summer of 2026 as an actor for Big Fork Summer Playhouse. Raised in Montana, Hallie loves to hike in the summer and ski in the winter (and spring). She’s excited to continue working with these talented dancers at Show Tyme!
Eleanor Charlson
Instructor/Front desk
Bio coming soon!
Jen Kerber
Gyrotonics Missoula/Sub Instructor
Gyrotonics
First Aid/CPR/AED Certified
Jen is from Missoula, has been dancing for thirty years, teaching for twenty years and has been professionally involved in the dance world for fourteen years. Her love for dancing, teaching and choreography opened doors for her world travels which include Russia, China and Pakistan. She holds a degree from University of Iowa in dance, has certifications in Progressing Ballet & Contemporary technique, and also is a certified trainer in the GYROTONIC® method and an apprentice in the GYROKINESIS® method. She will be teaching gyrotonics during her fourth season with Show Tyme.
Kate Augusto
Gyrotonics Missoula/Sub Instructor
Gyrotonics/”Gyrotonics Missoula” Studio Owner, located at Show Tyme Performing Arts Center
Kate is a seasoned dancer and choreographer. Originally from Pennsylvania, she now calls Missoula home. Her choreography has been presented across the United States at venues such as The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, DC) and ZSpace (San Francisco, CA), as well as internationally in Guatemala and Peru. She has been on faculty at CityDance Conservatory, The Washington Ballet, The National Cathedral School and Shawl-Anderson Dance Center. Kate, and her partner Bruno Augusto, Co-Direct Arts & Above. She holds a M.F.A. degree in Performance and Choreography from the State University of New York at Brockport, as well as GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® trainer certificates.
Colleen Rosbarsky
sub instructor
Colleen has a B.F.A. in Ballet from the University of Utah. Earlier in her career she danced with Utah Ballet and Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago. In addition to teaching dance, Colleen loves musical theater. Recent choreography credits include: Clue at Arizona Broadway Theater, Cinderella at Fort Peck Summer Theater, Bright Star at the University of Montana Department of Theater and Dance, Escape to Margaritaville, Freaky Friday for Bigfork Summer Playhouse and Young Frankenstein at Missoula Community Theater, to name a few. Recent performance credits include 40 over 40 at West Side Theater, the role of “Marian” in Bridges of Madison County at Missoula Community Theater and “Mayzie” in Seussical at Fort Peck Summer Theater. Colleen has a daytime adventure as a licensed esthetician at Skin Chic and enjoys offering services to clients as another creative outlet.
Olivia Osmun
front desk lead
Bio coming soon!
Linnea Connery
Theatre instructor/front office Assistant
Musical Theatre
Having Been raised in Missoula, Montana, Linnea grew up performing with the internationally acclaimed Missoula Children’s Theater. As an adult, she continued her work with MCT as a Tour Actor/Director, bringing enriching theater experiences to children throughout the Midwest. She regularaly performas with MCT in their community season, most recently in Beauty and the Beast, Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, Spongebob the Musical, and many more. She is so grateful to teach at Show Tyme Academy, helping students find their love for musical theater!
Anne Bashor
theatre instructor/Piano
Musical Theatre/”P-Anne-O” Studio Owner, located at Show Tyme Performing Arts Center
First Aid/CPR/AED Certified
Anne Bashor grew up playing the piano from the age of five. She received a full scholarship to the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she received her Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance with an emphasis in Piano Pedagogy. Anne has had a private piano studio for over twenty years and currently has a studio of wonderful piano students at Show Tyme Academy in Missoula, Montana. She is an accompanist for the University of Montana, many area choral festivals and the Missoula County Public Schools. Anne also spends her summer working with students at the Missoula Children’s Theatre, both through the Next Step Prep program and their Performing Arts Camp. Anne has performed with a number of chamber groups and performs in multiple recitals every year. In her spare time she loves cooking with her husband, hiking to mountain tops and waterfalls, and reading books of all kinds. All of life is further enjoyed with the presence of Teaching Assistant Mindy, a five-pound chihuahua, who is most content at the piano.
Nola Vucurovich
Student Teacher
Tap
Bio coming soon!
Angela Dailey
Voice Studio owner
Angela Dailey Voice Studio Owner, located at Show Tyme Performing Arts Center
Mezzo Soprano, Angela Joy Dailey, is a Missoula resident and alumni of the University of Montana. She holds a Bachelor’s in vocal performance and a Master’s in vocal/opera studies from The Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester UK. She is an active vocal teacher and adjudicator in the Missoula community and beyond. Upon returning from the UK she had the honor of representing Montana as a finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in Seattle. Standout roles include, Suzuki in RNCM’s Madama Butterfly, Dorabella in East Bay Aria Club’s Cosi Fan Tutte, and the Mother in Montana Lyric Opera’s Amahl and the Night Visitor’s. She has been a soloist with the Missoula, Helena, and Glacier symphonies and spent many years singing with Missoula’s Dolce Canto. She had the privilege of serving on the board of directors for the International Choral Festival from 2010-2016. She is also a member of the very active Americana band, Wolf and the Moons, and holds a full time position as mama to a four year old son and two year old daughter.
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(hours may vary on federal holidays and MCPS breaks)
Mon: 2-9pm
Tues: 2-9pm
Wed: 2-9pm
Thurs: 10a-9pm
Fri: 2-6pm
Sat: 9a-12pm
Sun: 4-8pm
ADDRESS
2500 Murphy St.
Missoula, MT 59808
406-203-5896